Albert Buck

Albert Buck
Born	23 January 1895 Stuttgart
Died	6 September 1942 (aged 47) Novorossiysk
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–20 1935–42
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	198. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War II

Albert Buck (23 January 1895 – 6 September 1942) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Albert Buck was killed in action on 6 September 1942 near Novorossiysk, Soviet Union.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 April 1940) & 1st Class (1 August 1940)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 July 1941 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 305^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 13 September 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of the 198. Infanterie-Division^[2]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (5 July 1941)

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 126.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 66.

Bibliography

• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 1, 1. September 1939 bis 31. Dezember 1941 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 1, 1 September 1939 to 31 December 1941] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.